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February 21, 2023

This education reform plan could be a blueprint for the entire country

The Sanders administration recently unveiled Arkansas LEARNS, the most far-reaching, bold, and conservative education reforms in the entire country.

February 20, 2023

Arkansas mom says school mask mandates led to ‘cruelty and discrimination’ against her daughter

Ginny Lauren Dowden, a mom from Fayetteville, Arkansas, fought for her daughter to be exempt from school mask mandates amid COVID — a battle that took an emotional toll.

February 18, 2023

Arkansas state senator asks transgender pharmacist if she has penis at committee hearing

Republican Arkansas state Sen. Matt McKee drew jeers from the audience of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday when he asked a transgender pharmacist if she has a penis.

February 17, 2023

Arkansas files lawsuit challenging EPA's decision to reject the state's plan to prevent air pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency rejected Arkansas' plan to prevent air pollution. The state of Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against the EPA.

February 16, 2023

Arkansas state senator asks transgender pharmacist if she has a penis: 'Highly inappropriate'

Republican Arkansas state Sen. Matt McKee drew gasps from the audience of a Senate Judiciary Hearing when he asked transgender pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig if she has a penis.

February 16, 2023

Arkansas 'intersexual' woman arrested for making bomb threat against college town: police

Police arrested an "intersexual" individual who identifies as a woman, for allegedly making a social media post threatening to bomb the college town of Oxford, Mississippi.

February 16, 2023

Cotton slams VP Harris for 'refusing to acknowledge' scale of China threat

Sen. Tom Cotton slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for saying the recent U.S. downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon shouldn't impact relations between Washington and Beijing.

February 15, 2023

Nine cities reached record homicides in 2022 as staffing shortages plagued police departments

Nine cities reported all-time high homicide numbers in 2022 since they began recording homicide figures. Overall homicides across large U.S. cities were down about 5% last year.

February 9, 2023

California's Newsom slammed after sniping at Gov. Sarah Sanders over Arkansas' 'public safety'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was ripped for attacking Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in office only a month, for the Razorback State's crime rate.

February 9, 2023

Arkansas Democrat defends Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders amid attack from California's Gavin Newsom

After California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' handling of her state, a Democratic lawmaker in the state rushed to her defense.